books, movies related to BDSM

[animal]

Do you know any books or movies (no pornmovies) that are going about BDSM?
I like to read a roman that has to do with BDSM.
And movies

[SubMissChievous]

I know one recent independent movie. The title is "Secretary" featuring James Spader & Maggie Gyllenhaal. This movie actually contains very little nudity and is more based on the relationship between the two main characters. It's very well-done. IF you search the Internet Movie DataBase I think you will find more movies on the subject. I know there are a few European films also but can't remember the titles... Hopes this will help you though. :) There is also a novel named "The Story of O" written by Pauline Reage.

[Mephistopheles]

If you are interested in the classical side of things, you may consider the writings of (as well as those about) the Marquis de Sade, a mildly influential writer with a slight philosophical tendency. In fact, the word sadism is derived from his name, which should give you an idea as to what type of person he was...

Anyways, his writings and thoughts are not necessarily always overtly sexual (although some of them most certainly are), but, tend more towards the philosophical side of concepts such as freedom, control, power, etc. His ideas about existential freedom (to vastly oversimplify that subject concept) predate the rest of the French Existential movement by about 150 years, but, I am kind of getting off subject here....

[animal]

Ok thanx this helps a lot